{"id":219384,"date":"2026-03-25T07:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/219384\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:41:23","slug":"property-tax-deferral-program-application-deadline-is-april-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/219384\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Tax Deferral Program Application Deadline is April 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BoCC-Sales-Tax-NR-1-788x788.png\"  loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 788 \/ 788\"  width=\"788\" height=\"788\" title=\"BoCC Sales Tax NR (1)\" alt=\"El Paso County Reminder: Property Tax Deferral Program Application Deadline is April 1. www.elpasoco.com\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">March 24, 2026 \u2013 The El Paso County Treasurer\u2019s Office is reminding property owners that the final day to apply for Colorado\u2019s Property Tax Deferral Program is April 1. Applications must be submitted to the El Paso County Treasurer\u2019s Office by the deadline to be considered for the 2025 tax year that is due and payable in 2026. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Property Tax Deferral Program, established in Colorado Revised Statutes and administered in partnership with the Colorado State Treasurer\u2019s Office, allows qualifying property owners to defer the payment of a portion of their property taxes. The program is designed to provide financial relief to homeowners who may experience difficulty paying their taxes in a single annual installment. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Program Overview <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Under Colorado law, eligible seniors and active-duty service members may defer their real property taxes regardless of income. Deferred taxes are recorded against the participants property as a junior lien and are repaid when the property is sold, ownership changes, or the homeowner no longer qualifies.  This program does not exempt property owners from taxes but is used as a way to assist to assist Coloradoans with paying their annual real property taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Basic Eligibility Requirements Include: <\/p>\n<p>The property must be the owner\u2019s primary residence. Any homeowner not residing at the property due to ill health shall not prevent the owner from meeting the eligibility requirements.<br \/>\nAll previous property taxes must be paid in full.<br \/>\nReverse mortgages will disqualify the homeowner.<br \/>\nApplicants must meet the qualifications outlined in Colorado Revised Statutes \u00a7393.5.-2<br \/>\nHomeowners must submit a completed application to the El Paso County Treasurer\u2019s Office by April 1.<br \/>\nApproval is subject to review by the Colorado State Treasurer\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Treasurer\u2019s Office encourages residents who believe they may qualify to review the program details and submit their applications as soon as possible to ensure timely processing. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For additional information or assistance, property owners may contact the El Paso County Treasurer\u2019s Office at 719-520-7900 or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/colorado.propertytaxdeferral.com\/home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Property Tax Deferral Program.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 24, 2026 \u2013 The El Paso County Treasurer\u2019s Office is reminding property owners that the final day&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-219384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}